Popular Democratic Front of Italy

The Popular Democratic Front (FDP) was a left-wing political alliance in Italy that was active from 28 December 1947 to 18 April 1948. The alliance consisted of the Italian Communist Party and the Italian Socialist Party, and its symbol was the picture of the Italian unification hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. The right wing of the Italian Socialist Party opposed the alliance and formed the Italian Democratic Socialist Party, and the party won 31% of the vote for the Chamber of Deputies and 30.8% of the vote for the Senate. The defeat of the FDP at the hands of Christian Democracy led to Italy joining NATO, against the wishes of the FDP.